cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/52877287 > Released 9/16 Duration - 3:55 > [a video on Peertube about Cuba from the news collective *Belly Of The Beast*] > >The 4th edition of “Lo Llevamos Rizo,” only natural Afro hair pageant, brought together Cuban stylists and their clients to celebrate Black beauty, identity and roots. > > >For the entrepreneurs involved, it’s a chance to connect despite the challenges of running import-dependent businesses while the U.S. wages economic war on the island. > > >The event pushes back against decades of beauty standards that treated natural Black hair as something to be fixed or hidden. > >